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I don't think they should have backed down, but I understand Microsoft not wanting confrontation or a storm. But if this person is so offended, I imagine that t
by sammorrowdrums 7y ago
I don't think they should have backed down, but I understand Microsoft not wanting confrontation or a storm. But if this person is so offended, I imagine that they are constantly and persistently offended while walking the streets, full of similar symbols and seasonal displays.
I'm a staunch atheist but I still appreciate a beautiful mosque, cathedral or fun display.
(And I do find the money that could have been spent on helping others that was used to build cathedrals and palaces to be obnoxious, it's not that I have to have complete respect to accept their existence).
This story frustrated me because it seems like a needless censorship, where it ultimately just stops managers from allowing easter eggs, which used to be such a wonderful part of much software.
Hahahahahaha probably Easter eggs is also going to offend. Ok I'll call them "Cody surprises":-p
- amarshall 7y agoThis is from a while ago, but Microsoft once banned software easter eggs. See https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/larryosterman/2005/10/21/why-no-easter-eggs/ https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/larryosterman/2005/10/21/wh...
- sammorrowdrums 7y agoMy favourite ever easter egg story https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/405783/why-does-man-print-gimme-gimme-gimme-at-0030 https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/405783/why-does-man...
- sammorrowdrums 7y agoTrigger warning: contains Abba reference
- excerionsforte 7y agoBalanced thing would have been to add a config parameter to enable disable this stuff. Can't imagine a lawsuit from something that is user customizable. Some want Easter eggs and others don't. Of course if your easter eggs slow performance via bug then insta-disable.
- sammorrowdrums 7y agoYeah, that's arguably the most reasonable solution. Although off by default would make me sad. Would have to be the other way.
- excerionsforte 7y agoIt can show up a non intrusive notification to inform you about turning it on/leaving it on vs turning it off just like the data collection notification popups.
- Infinitesimus 7y agoThat still leaves the chance someone would complaind bout being forced to read "Christmas" when trying to write code
- excerionsforte 7y agoSounds like sarcasm and snark, but even so "decorations", "easter eggs" and/or "holiday" is sufficient to convey what would be enabled/disabled.
- mnm1 7y agoBut "Easter eggs" are even more religious so that phrase would need to be banned if we are banning everything some random person on the internet finds offensive. Even "holiday" is borderline because it implies a holy day which is also religious. If you give me a few minutes, I can think of a few reasons to ban "decorations" on religious grounds too. I'm an atheist so don't give a fuck if they are banned but I think that should indicate the absurdity of this situation and of even acknowledging the "issue." That's what the close issue is for.
- nannal 7y agoAs someone who vehemently despises a colleague named cody, I'm remarkably offended you'd dare to associate the wonderful surprise of an unexpected event with such a devious and foul colleague of mine.
- gremlinsinc 7y agoI totally agree, I'm agnostic, I don't believe in deity but not sure we go into total oblivion after death, afterlife can exist without a God in charge of it. Wife's religious and we have two little ones, I try to focus more on Santa, and still love me some old school Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer and A charlie brown christmas special. People need to stop with being offended just to 'make a point'. I doubt that he's really as offended as a swastika. I mean there's a major difference between Santa and Nazi's. He's basically a commercialized cartoon character more than a relgious symbol.